Cornwall Council in England, UK, was established in 2009 and is elected every four years. From 1973 to 2005 elections were for Cornwall County Council, with the first election for the new unitary Cornwall Council held in June 2009. This election saw 123 members elected, replacing the previous 82 councillors on Cornwall County Council and the 249 on the six district and borough councils. In June 2013 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England announced a public consultation on its proposal that Cornwall Council should have 87 councillors in future.
Wendron is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 3 miles (5 km) to the north of Helston. The parish population at the 2011 census was 2,743. The electoral ward of Wendron had a 2011 population of 4,936.
Gilbert Hunter Doble was an Anglican priest and Cornish historian and hagiographer.
Poldark Mine is a tourist attraction near the town of Helston in Cornwall, England, UK. It lies within the Wendron Mining District of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Its features include underground guided tours through ancient tin mine workings, a museum of industrial heritage, mining equipment and Cornish social history, a scheduled ancient monument and riverside gardens.
Carnmenellis Hill gives its name to the area of west Cornwall in England, between Redruth, Helston and Penryn. The hill itself is situated approximately three miles (5 km) south of Redruth. It is one of five Marilyns in Cornwall; the others being Brown Willy, Kit Hill, Hensbarrow Beacon and Watch Croft. The natural region of Carnmenellis has been designated as national character area 155 by Natural England.
Bodilly is a hamlet in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, that lends its name to neighbouring farms and settlements. It is situated in the civil parish of Wendron approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Wendron. The hamlet itself is at grid reference SW 669 322, but the name Bodilly generally covers the area northwest of Wendron.
Boscadjack is an area of high ground in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, which gives its name to two farming settlements. The area lies to the west of the River Cober about one mile (1.6 km) from Wendron. According to the Post Office the 2011 census population was included in the civil parish of Sithney
Boswin is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in a former mining area south of Redruth. According to the Post Office the population of the hamlet was included in the civil parish of Wendron
Boderwennack is a settlement and its surrounding area in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the civil parish of Wendron half-a-mile south of Wendron village, two miles (3.5 km) north of Helston.
Penmarth is a hamlet in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Penryn and about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Redruth.
Stithians Reservoir is a reservoir situated just under a mile to the west of the village of Stithians, Cornwall, England, UK.
Porkellis is a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is approximately three and a half miles north-east of Helston, and is in the heart of the old Wendron mining district.
Carnebone is a small hamlet and farm in the parish of Wendron in Cornwall, England. It lies to the east of Wendron, to the northeast of Trevenen, just to the west of Seworgan, along the A394 road, 3.8 miles (6.1 km) northeast of Helston.
Crahan is a hamlet in the parish of Wendron in Cornwall, England. Crahan is south of Wendron Churchtown.
Halabezack is a hamlet that lies 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Penryn in Cornwall, England.
Lezerea is a farmstead near Wendron in Cornwall, England, UK. Lezerea is in the civil parish of Wendron, situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) west of Falmouth.
Loveday Jenkin is a Cornish politician, biologist and language campaigner.
The Cornwall Council election, 2013, was an election for all 123 seats on the council. Cornwall Council is a unitary authority that covers the majority of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, with the exception of the Isles of Scilly which have an independent local authority. The elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Wales.
Wendron United Football Club is a football club based in Wendron, Cornwall. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division West and play at Underlane.
Crowan & Wendron is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Loveday Jenkin of Mebyon Kernow.
